Wednesday, 23 December 2015

How are you all doing? It's only two days to Christmas. Who's excited?Meet today's Naturalista, Chelsea

Can
you tell us who you are and what you do?

I’m Chelsea Gomez. I’m currently doing a Diploma.

What are your thoughts
about natural hair?

Seeing women with their natural hair makes me indescribably happy! I
love the versatility and different textures of natural hair.

What are your
reasons for going natural?

I went natural because my relaxed hair wouldn’t
grow, it was very thin and it was also very weak. There was absolutely nothing
I could’ve done for it to just grow and be healthy! I was embarrassed so I
never took pictures and now that I went natural and I recently flat ironed my
hair it looked thicker and it was longer than how it was relaxed. (I sent a
photo with it flat ironed looking all cray)

When/why did
you decide to go natural?

I decided to go natural last year April (2014).

Did you do a
BC or you transitioned?

I transitioned.

What was the
experience like?

The experience was very… annoying. I had some good
days and mostly bad ones; I could never find good hairstyles and it was hard
dealing with two different textures.

What was/is your biggest fear about going Natural?

I really didn’t
have a big fear. I was actually very excited because of watching how beautiful
and BIG African women hair are! I truly just love it.

Do you have a regimen you
stick to? What is it like?

I deep condition weekly and that’s basically the only thing I stick
with. Everything else that I do to my hair happens whenever.

What
emotional struggles, if any, have you faced since going natural?

While transitioning my boyfriend would often say to
me “Why don’t you just relax it back?” So it had me a little sad that he wasn’t
as excited for me as I was for myself.

Do you think you are in it for the long haul or is
it just a phase?

Definitely the
long haul!

There are people that definitely have negative
comments about you hair, how do you deal with that?

I mastered
ignoring them.

What's your must have product and accessory?

My must have
would be eco styling gel, cantu leave in moisturizer, Shea moisture hair mask
and castor oil.

What is your go-to style?

Braid
out.

What advice do you have for anyone just
going natural?

Patience
my darling, Patience!

Where can we find you? Your social
media platforms…

Instagram:
Chels.ayee

Facebook:
Chelsea Gomez and Chelsea E. Gomez

Soon
I will have a Youtube on my hair and other random stuff so to keep up with that
follow me on Instagram if interested